For UK photographers
Shoot dates, deposits, usage licence, model releases and cancellation terms — drafted for UK photographers and signed on any device.
Who it's for
Deposits, timings, weather and postponement terms in writing.
Usage licences by territory, media and duration — priced properly.
Model releases, GDPR consent and image delivery timescales.
What's in the contract
Drafted in plain English by AI, jurisdiction-aware, editable line-by-line. No legalese unless you want it.
Date, location, call times, hours of coverage and who attends.
Non-refundable booking fee, balance due date and expenses.
You keep copyright; the client gets a defined usage licence.
Territory, media, duration and whether resale or sublicensing is allowed.
Consent for likeness and locations, aligned with UK GDPR.
Number of edited images, format, gallery access and turnaround.
Sliding-scale cancellation fees and reschedule rights.
Illness, equipment failure and liability capped at fees paid.
How it works
Tell SigningVault who's involved and what you're agreeing. The AI drafts the right contract with the right clauses.
Edit any line, swap clauses, change jurisdiction. Add signature fields with a click.
Recipients get a private signing link by email. They sign in-browser — no account, no app. You both get the sealed PDF.
Under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 the photographer is the first owner of copyright in a commissioned photograph unless the contract says otherwise. Getting the licence terms in writing is what stops disputes about a client reusing images in paid advertising.
Signatures captured on SigningVault are Simple Electronic Signatures under the Electronic Communications Act 2000 and the UK eIDAS Regulation. Every signature is stored with the signer's name, email, IP address and a UTC timestamp in a tamper-evident audit trail, so the agreement stands up if it is ever challenged.
FAQ
The photographer owns copyright by default under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The client receives a licence to use the images on the terms set out in the contract, unless copyright is expressly assigned in writing.
Yes, if the contract clearly describes it as a booking fee reflecting the date being held and work already done. Penalty clauses are unenforceable, so the amount must be a genuine pre-estimate of loss.
For commercial use of recognisable people, yes. The template includes a model release and UK GDPR consent wording for processing images as personal data.
The failure to perform clause sets out substitute photographer arrangements and refunds, and caps liability at the fees paid.
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No credit card. No templates to wade through. Just describe the agreement and SigningVault writes it.